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B. s. ELLYSON. I MODE 0P ATTAGHING WRITING DESKS TO SEWING MACHINES.

Patented'Nov. 10

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IINTTED STATES PATENT Triton.

ROBERT SELDEN ELLYSON, OF DANVILLE, VIRGINIA.

MODE OF ATTACHING WRlTlNG-DESKS TO SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,100, dated November10, 1885. Application filed May 25, 1885. Serial No.166,6'35. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT SELDEN ELLY- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Danville, county of Pittsylvania, State of Virginia,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sewing-Machine Attachmentsor Tables; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact descrip tion of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which make a part of the same, and in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a sewing-machine havingmy invention applied thereto, showing the device in position for use.Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation, partly in section, ofthe device withthe hinged table-leaf in its normal position. Fig. 3 is a detacheddetail view of the leaf-supporting device, and Fig. lis a detailperspective view of the pivoted arm carrying the inkstand.

Like letters of reference in the several drawings denote like orcorresponding parts.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the sewing-machine,which is of the ordinary well-known construction, and provided with ahinged folding leaf, A, and a series of drawers, B, of the ordinary andwell-known construction.

0 designates the drawer to the hinged leaf A, having a handle, 0, andadapted to slide in and out on the leaf A in ways 0, secured on thelower surface thereof at a suitable dis tance apart and bearing ingrooves 0 formed in each of the side walls of said drawer O, as isusual.

D designates a plate, preferably rectangular in form and having threesockets, d d d, cast therein, and holes (1 at or near each cornerthereof for the passage of screws or other suitable means for securingthe plate D to the outer surface of the drawer-casing, at or near themiddle thereof, as clearly shown. The sockets d d cl are two or more innumber and arranged one above the other, the upper ends being open forthe reception of a pivot pin or lug, e, of a bolt or bar, E, said barbeing connected at its opposite end to a universal joint, Z, of anypreferred construction secured to the bracket or plate F, havingupwardly and gooutwardly bent perforated flanges f at each side thereoffor securing the plate to the lower surface of the drawer-bottom bymeans of screws, nails, or in any preferable manner.

The pivot pin or bolt 6 of the supporting arm or bar E is arranged at anangle thereto so as to easily fit and turn in one of the sockets cl ofthe plate D while the opposite end of the bar or arm is flattened orenlarged and provided with an aperture through which passes a pin toconnect the said arms to the universal joint Z of the plate F to permitof the vertical and lateral play thereof when the leaf is dropped or thedrawer moved laterally. I do not limit myself to the form of universaljoint shown herein, as any other device of like character may beemployed with equal advantage.

H designates a bar or arm having an eye or socket formed therein at oneend, as at h, for the reception of an inkstand, and having its oppositeend pivoted, as at h, to thelower surface of the machine-table, said armbeing free to move or fold outwardly and inwardly in a horizontal planeand to lie snugly beneath the table A.

The drawer C may have a rack, I, or a series of racks, in which may befitted pens, pencils, &c., and the racks may be of any preferredconstruction or design.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,it is obvious that the table-leaf can be adjusted and held at an angleto the machinetable by merely disengaging the lug e from the socket dand elevating or depressing the same to engage a socket in a higher orlower plane. The drawer can be readily and easily opened withouthinderance from the supporting-bar, it being pivotally connected to saiddrawer and free to turn on its lug e in the bearing or socket providedtherefor in the plate D. The supporting-bar can be wholly disengagedfrom the plate D to allow the hinged leaf A to fold down compactlyagainst the machine-frame, as is usual.

I attach importance to the means for hold- My invention combines greatsimplicity, strength, and durability of construction with effectivenessof operation, cheapness of manufacture, thus bringing the device withinthe reach of all, and capability of the leaf being held at an angle,folded compactly, or arranged in a horizontal position, as is obvious.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim- 1. In combinationwith a table, a leaf hinged thereto, a drawer sliding in cleats securedthereon and carrying a bracket-plate, a socket-plate secured to themachine-frame, and a supporting-arm connected to the drawer to permit ofthe longitudinal and vertical movement of the drawer, and thesupportingarm adapted to fit one of the sockets of the socket-plate tohold the leaf at any adjustment, as set forth,

2. In a sewing-machine attachment, the combination of a table, a hingedleaf carrying cleats, a sliding drawer secured in said cleats, abracket, F, connected with the drawer, a plate, D, having a series ofsockets, d, and a supporting-arm pivoted to the bracket F and having apivot-stud, 6, adapted to fit one of the sockets of the plate D,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as u

